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Enhancing Student Learning Experience through eLearning Online Platform, MOOC, YouTube, … By Dr Brian SIU, CityU SCOPE 17 November 2016 (Thursday), FSTE 2016 Conference, UG-06, PolyU Hung Hom Bay Campus - thanks to: Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE) and Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) Introduction and Objectives: -Invitation by FSTE:student population challenges the self-financing tertiary education sector, do we need more efforts to enhance and stimulate the student learning process? - our work: I.T. research work since 2014. - Objective of this presentation: Sharing with FSTE members to: explore more ideas, views and experience towards a betterment of FSTE institution members.

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Ideas Views Experience: Background Information -research at the School, 2014-present through social media technology Aims: refine our idea of eLearning? value-add to teaching Partner programmes - A definition of eLearning? Will Moodle or Blackboard help

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Library References (1982-2016 CityU Library)

R.W.Revans (1982) The Origins and Growth of Action Learning -page 316:Action Learning: get everybody interested, give students confidence, show students what they should do (specification and verification) effects of what they are doing Chapnick and MeLoy, 2005, Renaissance eLearning Creating Unconventional Learning Experience - The Internet

Lehman and Chamberlain (2009), Making the Move to eLearning, putting your course online -page 1: The Radical Truth: Online Education Can Be Better Than Traditional Education

Drotner and Schroder (2010), Digital Content Creation, Perceptions, Practices and Perspectives -page 70. Knowledge production and Creation under the notion of Content in Motion - We carried out work in the last 2 years, making our own assumption of eLearning!

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A eLearning definition (as of November 2016): Virtual And Managed Internet-based Learning EnvironmentVAMILE http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-learning-environment-VLE-or-managed-learning-environment-MLE (retrieved:2016.11.07 Mon)

-Technology: teaching and learning tools used, includes desktop computers, Smart Device and the Internet for enhancing the learning experience. -Pedagogy aspects (art, science and technology of teaching and learning): -curriculum mapping (curriculum as sessions that can be assigned and assessed) -student tracking, online support for both teacher and student, - e-mail, threaded discussions, chat, Web publishing, and - Internet links outside the normal curriculum resources Managed?: users assigned either teacher or student ID -Teacher sees what a students sees -Teacher has additional user rights to create or modify curriculum content and track student performance

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Experience sharing with FSTE members. I.T. support: Do we need I.T. support/self-service? - Problems on Teaching Platform/ Partners/Nature of programme e.g. Partner programme vs Tailor-made programme

We tried out? MOOC through YouTube, Webinar, Facebook, SlideShare, iCloud using iPhone - Our work produced: secured MOOC (in YouTube) using two proposed ERB courses Discussion: But Who Else interested? OR, Who has the technology training/ background

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Recommendations! Tools, Technique, Platform for MOOC -our recommendation (leverage on Smart Device) - my professional experience: iPhone for YouTube, secured MOOC through secured YouTube - adopting iCloud; for audio then shared in Facebook - pdf file can be forward to What’s APP group - what’s app group can be used for tutorial group chat, audio comments, audio announcements etc. It DOES ENHANCE Student Learning Experience through Excellent Communications anywhere anytime where Wifi or Internet is available! - Note: refer Facebook chairman, summer 2016, “Video based for Facebook in 5 years time”, I said: “it’s Done now, Q3 2016!” link: see my Facebook (in your Facebook Account, search _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Technology (Social Media) focus: - FOCUS on YouTube (secured access) as part of MOOC, supported by, Webinar,Facebook, SlideShare (Share and Discover Knowledge) through iPhone (Smart Device, iPhone 128GB RAM)

PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION: having a secured MOOC in the form of secured YouTube, it is better than having nothing: - no matter you are on Partner platform or tailor-made platform

-Nature of course suited? We argue that it applies to all types of courses -How to get more teaching staff involvement? Through Teacher training on quick and easy secured MOOC in 15 minutes, YouTube files DO enhance student learning How? Have a try: workshop, smart device plus desktop, start a 1.5 minutes YouTube video yourself through smart device (you and your learners will like!)

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Q&A

Our empirical work experience shows: it is - worth considering whether we are early starter or late comer! - How: interest needed, training needed! Q&A, open to the audience 1. 2. 3. - Some proposed Questions: 1: When can We Start our Own MOOC (technology, platform, participants! ) 2: Who is interested in MOOC, what programme, what role – teacher, or student? 3. What is our (your) timeframe to start the first MOOC course (2017, 2018, or 2019?) in your school, and what platform will you be using?

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Appendix

Comparative study 3 MOOC platform Coursera (US)

Future Learn (UK) eDX

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Coursera Week 1: 10V, 3r, 1Q Week 2: 12V, 3R, 1Q Week 3: 6V, 1R, 1Q 28 Videos, 7 Readings, 3 Discussions -10 Assignment R + D -Video (Circle Record) - Videos vary in length from 1.6 minutes to 8 minutes Web Interface: see below

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Future Learn edX PolyU

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Lesson Learnt from Coursera Personality

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Future Learn, Open U

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https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/growing-as-a-manager/2/steps/107732

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PAUL MYLREA: There is no one style of leadership. There are multiple styles of leadership, and your style of leadership is your style - note: We can save the video file

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MOOC Technology Adoptions by Universities

Coursera 2013, PolyU, HKUST(new skills: Video filming skill, Acting skill)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7XlzBPbbmc

2014 and later - London University (please see next slide) -PolyU with edX -CityU with FutureLearn

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edX PolyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGeoLFueR9U

TECHNOLOGY platform of edX The edX platform is implemented mostly in Python (with some Ruby and NodeJSas well) and the code is being made available under an AGPL license. The main repository is edx-platform which includes both the LMS and the authoring tool, Studio. Block: is a component architecture for building courseware. edx-ora: The Open Response Assessor will take a submission from an XQueue installation, pass it through machine learning grading, peer grading, and staff grading as appropriate, and return a result to LMS. This is to be used with the edx-platform and XQueue. It allows for the assessment of open response problems on the edX platform.

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